THE SECRETARY TO THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2740, sig. 109-14/43

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Division IV Strictly confidential! Only for the personal group Broadcasting Broadcasting and Helldienst. Use of the service! To destroy O n/I/% of own responsibilities! / § 353 c RSTGB / k.nd Reports of 22 October 1940. 2h0.40 L o n d o n Czech. 2 Hitler wnd Mussolini continue to search for a starting point as they could not handle the growing power of England. Ritler hopes to win the Balkans and in the Middle Oats of Eraat, in order to give his people such new courage and to intimidate the British people in such a way that it approaches a compromise. This support reflects the efficiency of the axis in the Balkans and the Middle East and the pressure exerted on Japan to fulfil the axis's plans and to turn America into a conflict in order to limit its aid to England. - What is the attitude of the various countries to the plans of the Aohse Jn London, it is stated that England and the USA are fully united in the political issues concerning the Far East and are working closely together. The anerik, ambassador to France, Bullit, explained in a speech in Chicago that the three-power pact was a clear warning to the U.S. that these three countries would attack the USá as soon as possible. - San Franzisko reports that the US has rented 5 ships to each Booot as an aid ship for the fleet. - Ass.Press: The President of Mexico has ordered that the oil concession, which was recently granted to gapan, be lifted. - In addition, Mexico refused Japan's offer to buy l8.ooo t old lisen in Mexico. Jn Japan is declared that Japan' s policy against Russia has not changed. News from Moskeu beuagen that the Chinese have achieved further successes. The Japanese seized the briicks of the Burmese road again, but without damaging them. The British envoy in Sofia and the British encampment in Belgrade visited the British Botocan in the Pürkei for meetings. The brit. Envoys in Athens stated that the Greek government is still determined to defend itself against the druek of the kchse, as it is not determined to be forced under its influence. Turkey, too, is determined to defend itself against the axle lights, not only as far as an attack on Turkey is concerned, but also as regards one of the countries with which Turkey has an aid pact. - Almost half a millin of Turkish soldiers are on the border. A Turkish official declared that the Tüikei would also defend itself against a two- or five-feche superpower. - The Axis powers continued to direct their threats against Greeks. land and Yugoslavia. At the Italian-Yugoslav border arrived further Italian divisions. The ital. La Stampa newspaper attacks Yugoslavia that there are still inmers who believe in a narrow victory. - Kan nimns that the Yugoslavian population splits into two enemy camps, which will result in the axis coming to the aid of the England enemy camp. The Romanian government is said to have given its consent to the sale of a Danube city to Jtalien. The British Ministry of Air Transport announces that a number of attacks on Diredaua have been carried out in the last week and that more serious incidents have occurred.